Oscar-Nominated Actress, 67, Tops List of Most Fabulous Women Over 50

Age is nothing but a number, yet as we get older, some of us feel as if we can’t compete with our younger counterparts. Whether it’s in love, career, or beauty, some worry that age makes them inferior. This can be particularly true in Hollywood. Stars spend their entire careers under a superficial lens that happily points out their every flaw.

For some, that serves as a challenge to work that much harder and be that much better. Just ask Oscar-nominated actress Angela Bassett. She tops AARP’s Movies for Grownups list of Hollywood’s Most Fabulous Women Over 50, per Parade. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Angela Bassett (@im.angelabassett) At 67, Angela Bassett has No Plans to Slow Down Angela Bassett takes care of herself both physically and emotionally.

“Half the time, I forget how old I am!” she told AARP “Just keep putting one foot in front of the other, keep embracing life, and know that the best is yet to come.” Angela has had an impressive career playing incredible roles in television and on the big screen. In 1994, she earned a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Tina Turner in What’s Love Got to Do with It? For us, the scene when she walked into the hotel, bloody and beaten from a final encounter with Ike Turner, should have been enough for her to take home the statue.

Before playing Tina, Angela also portrayed Katherine Jackson in the made-for-TV movie The Jacksons: An American Dream. Angela has an uncanny ability to take on strong female roles and make them so believable that  you forget you’re watching an actress. “If you’re lucky,” she told AARP, “your work touches others, and you can make an impact.” We love Angela Bassett and can’t wait to see what the future holds.

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